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SUN Countries

Ecuador

Joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

January 2020

National multi-stakeholder platform for nutrition

Intersectoral Committee for the Prevention and Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children - Advisory Council for the Prevention and Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children

Sun Government Focal Point/Country Coordinator

María José Enriquez, Technical Secretariat for the Prevention and Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children, Technical Secretariat of Ecuador Growing without Child Malnutrition

Country nutrition status 2022

  • Yes
  • In process
  • No
  • Costed
  • M&E framework

National multi-stakeholder platform (MSP)

Date established
2022
MSP annual action plan exists

Advocacy and communications framework/plan

Advocacy and communications framework/plan

Subnational nutrition coordination mechanism

Subnational MSPs exist
Subnational MSPs have annual action plans

SUN networks in-country presence

SUN Civil Society Network
SUN Business Network
UN-Nutrition
SUN Academy Network
SUN Donor Network
Others: e.g. youth, parliamentarian, media

Finance for nutrition

Resource mobilization strategy exists
Budget tracking exercise done this year
Funding gaps identified this year
Domestic expenditures on nutrition tracked

Country priorities 2022

Foster early detection; Use results-based budgeting methodology; Provide information services to providers of goods and services; improve the quality of services; Channel resources to fund the strategy.

2022 Shared country good practice

Single and Universal Tracking System

Monitoring of the provision of the prioritised basic package

Facilitates the transmission and access to information on the provision of the prioritised package according to computer and information security criteria.

Progress towards SUN 3.0 Strategic Objectives (SO)

SO.1

Training provided to the Intersectoral Committee for the Prevention and Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children made it possible to align the priorities and responsibilities of the institutions in charge of providing the prioritised basic package for pregnant women and children under two years of age.

SO.2

The Intersectoral Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children remains in force, on which all the responsible institutions are working to achieve the objectives. In 2023, the percentage of compliance with the 2022 goals was evaluated, and for next year the institutional and territorial indicators and goals have been established to be monitored periodically.

SO.3

To improve governance, progress has been made in terms of institutionality, funding, information systems, and territorial and multi-stakeholder coordination.

SO.4

UN-Nutrition monitors the strategy, holding regular meetings to align work, measure progress, and guarantee accountability. In the same way, work has been done with international cooperation organisations in order to harness synergies and not duplicate actions. In 2022, Ecuador actively participated in spaces for the exchange of positive experiences with SUN Movement member countries, as well as at the Regional Meeting.